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• Gwyneth's Goop doctors hit back at their haters

  13-07-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lifestyle website, the brainchild of actress-turned-entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow, has earned a name for promoting unusual and often controversial products and lifestyles.
  
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• If Your Nail Polish Keeps Chipping, These 3 Surprising Factors Could Be To Blame

  13-07-2017 23:46
  
  Hint: It takes WAY longer than you think for that polish to dry.
  
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• Exactly What To Do About Those Dark Spots On Your Face

  13-07-2017 22:59
  
  You're not stuck with them forever.
  
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• Tamela Wilson dies of untreatable tick-borne virus

  13-07-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tamela Wilson, 58, was at work in Missouri's Meramec State Park in May when she noticed two ticks lodged in her body. She died a month later of Bourbon virus, a rare tick-borne disease.
  
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• 12 Ways To Sneak More Protein Into Every Breakfast

  13-07-2017 22:15
  
  From ingredient swaps to clever add-ins.
  
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• Mom meets son for the first time after 111 day recovery

  13-07-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danielle, who is from a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, has finally held her infant son for the first time after recovering from emergency open heart surgery for 111 days.
  
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• ​The 3 Sports Gels Our Fitness Director Swears By For Better Performance

  13-07-2017 21:47
  
  ​The flavors are super delish.
  
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• We Asked This Guy To Try 'Vibrating Lube'—Here's What Happened

  13-07-2017 20:20
  
  ​"In a word, I would describe it as a hum."
  
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• Dementia and Alzheimer’s main cause of death for women, says Public Health England

  13-07-2017 20:12
  
  Female life expectancy is now 83 years but many women will spend a quarter of their lives in ill-health, finds reportAlzheimer’s disease and dementia are the biggest cause of death among women, according to a government report on the state of the nation’s health.Related: Don’t dread old age. I’m 94, and I won’t spend my last years in fear of the Tories | Harry Leslie SmithContinue reading...
  
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• More patients waiting too long in A&E despite it being NHS priority

  13-07-2017 19:45
  
  Latest figures show fewer patients treated within four-hour target time even though trusts were ordered to improve their performanceThe NHS is taking longer to treat patients attending accident and emergency departments despite ministers and health officials making A&E waiting times a top priority. The latest official NHS performance figures show that in May, hospital-based A&E units in England treated just 84.6% of patients within their four-hour target time, despite a requirement to tr
  
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• Millennials face their retirement in poor health

  13-07-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England says boys born between 2013 and 2015 have an average 'healthy life expectancy' of just 63.4 - and will then spend another 16.1 years in poor health.
  
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• The Guardian view on the contaminated blood scandal: justice at last | Editorial

  13-07-2017 19:34
  
  It is 30 years late, but welcome all the same. Finally victims must get the truthIf the number of people killed by contaminated blood had all died at once, it would have been seen for what it is: a huge and terrible disaster for which the only response was a full public inquiry. At least 2,000 have been killed by a treatment they believed would save their lives. Many were haemophiliacs. Others, like the Body Shop founder Anita Roddick, died many years after they had been given a transfusion of t
  
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• Philip Morris waging global effort to hobble anti-smoking treaty, files show

  13-07-2017 19:27
  
  Tobacco giant fighting plans to introduce plain packaging on cigarettesCompany says there is nothing improper about strategic effortsPhilip Morris, the multinational company best known for Marlboro cigarettes, has developed a corporate strategy to undermine a global treaty and fight tobacco regulation around the world, leaked documents reveal.A slide presentation from 2014 entitled “Corporate Affairs Approaches and Issues” details a plan to counter plain packaging – the standar
  
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• Here's What To Do If You Think Your Partner Might Be Cheating

  13-07-2017 19:04
  
  ​J.Lo apparently hired a private investigator—but is that a good idea?
  
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• Workers spend their entire retirement in poor health

  13-07-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England says boys born between 2013 and 2015 have an average 'healthy life expectancy' of just 63.4 - and will then spend another 16.1 years in poor health.
  
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• Mother-of-one dies of untreatable tick-borne virus

  13-07-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tamela Wilson, 58, was at work in Missouri's Meramec State Park in May when she noticed two ticks lodged in her body. She died a month later of Bourbon virus, a rare tick-borne disease.
  
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• 'The Exact Workout Routine That Helped Me Lose 70 Pounds'

  13-07-2017 18:41
  
  “My first uninterrupted mile in my life was at 34, on August 4th, 2016. On June 17th, 2017, I ran my first-ever half marathon.”
  
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• Charlie Gard has 10% chance of improvement, US doctor claims

  13-07-2017 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US doctor offering to treat Charlie Gard agrees to visit him, if the High Court adjourns.
  
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• This Reality Star Says She Suffered A 'Mental Breakdown' When Her Daughter Was 8 Months Old

  13-07-2017 18:29
  
  Ali Fedotowsky says she hit a breaking point after "months of no breaks and little sleep."
  
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• FDA Panel Recommends Approval of the First Gene Therapy Treatment

  13-07-2017 18:20
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com.An advisory panel for the FDA recommended approving the first gene therapy for use in the U.S., and the treatment is meant for children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common blood cancer in children. The FDA doesn’t have to follow the advice of the advisory committee, but it often does.The new therapy, called chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy, provides new hope that the disease won’t just be treated, but
  
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• Women should freeze ovarian tissue to save fertility

  13-07-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women should freeze their ovaries rather than their eggs to save their fertility, experts from New York Medical College claim.
  
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• Ambulance response targets overhauled 'to save lives'

  13-07-2017 17:46
  
  NHS England reorganises call-out system saying target chasing, with 50% of 999 put in ‘life-threatening’ class, is wastefulThe NHS has announced an overhaul of ambulance response targets, which will mean fewer 999 calls being treated as requests about life threatening events needing the quickest response time.In the biggest shakeup of the system in 40 years paramedics will also be expected to get to the most urgent cases more quickly. Officials said that the changes would allow ambul
  
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• Should we take 'mental health' days off work?

  13-07-2017 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michigan web developer Madalyn Parker's tweet for taking two mental health days earned viral fame. Psychotherapist Gina Clarke says expecting to be constantly happy is harmful to us.
  
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• Here's The Truth About Whether You Can Get Pregnant On Your Period

  13-07-2017 17:30
  
  It's not a silly question.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Is Facing MAJOR Heat For Dressing Her Daughter In This Outfit

  13-07-2017 17:15
  
  Do you think the look is appropriate?
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: Two more hospitals fail fire safety checks

  13-07-2017 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sites told to improve safety and continue with 24-hour fire warden patrols.
  
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• Want grandchildren? Don't smoke while you're pregnant

  13-07-2017 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Worryingly, the University of Aberdeen findings remained true even after taking into account the smoking habits of the 12,000 women involved in the study.
  
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• Fewer 999 calls to be deemed as life-threatening

  13-07-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Current targets across England are being scrapped by the NHS in favour of a new system. The overhaul will allow patients most at risk to get life-saving treatment quicker than ever before.
  
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• This Circuit Workout Will Blast Fat And Sculpt Your Butt

  13-07-2017 16:17
  
  You can thank us later.
  
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• The Disturbing Reason Why Americans Are Eating, Drinking, And Smoking More

  13-07-2017 16:03
  
  ​Round-the-clock headlines, political rants, dire global events—it's enough to drive you to the nearest bag of cookies.
  
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• Swapping meat for nuts lowers the risk of an early death

  13-07-2017 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Ohio University found that a 20 percent dietary improvement reduces the risk of dying prematurely by between eight and 17 per cent. Diets that include fish are the healthiest.
  
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• India man lands record for the world's longest tooth

  13-07-2017 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Urvil Patel, from India, had the longest human tooth at 3.67cm (1.44 in). The 18-year-old's nasher is nearly double the average tooth size. He beats the previous record holder by just under 5mm.
  
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• Stress in pregnancy makes women more vulnerable to smoking

  13-07-2017 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the universities of California in Berkeley and San Francisco found that highly-stressed pregnant smokers are significantly more likely to have low-birth weight babies.
  
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• How To Tell If You Should Go To Urgent Care Or The ER

  13-07-2017 15:31
  
  Whether you have a stomach ache or a broken bone.
  
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• Rebekah Musson and Florida woman pierce their babies' ears

  13-07-2017 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Lynn, 34, from Florida, sparked controversy when footage of her daughter getting her ears pierced emerged online. Mother Rebekah Musson, from Hull, also received criticism.
  
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• Chickenpox jab offered on the High Street

  13-07-2017 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vaccine is not part of routine immunisations and only offered by the NHS in specific cases.
  
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• Teenage suicides peak during exam season

  13-07-2017 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Faced with incredible pressure to get A grades, many are sacrificing their mental health in order to achieve the top results, according to new Manchester University research. (stock)
  
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• Surgery is not best for prostate cancer

  13-07-2017 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research found that 7.4 percent of those who had surgery die from their cancer versus 11.4 percent who did not.
  
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• How fake boobs could save your life

  13-07-2017 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having breast implants fitted could prove the difference between life or death, researchers behind the bizarre findings at the University of Utah claim.
  
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• Charlie Gard's parents walk out of court hearing

  13-07-2017 14:12
  
  Chris Gard and Connie Yates leave after disagreement with judge during hearing to determine critically ill baby’s futureThe parents of the critically ill baby Charlie Gard have walked out of court at a hearing to determine his future, after a disagreement with the judge.Chris Gard, 33, and Connie Yates, 31, are challenging a previous decision by the high court, upheld on appeal, denying them permission to take him from Great Ormond Street hospital (GOSH), where he is on life support, to th
  
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• Stacy Paris walks Belfast Alternative Fashion Week catwalk

  13-07-2017 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stacy Paris, 31, developed necrotising fasciitis in 2009 after a holiday in France. She had her left leg amputated after learning the bacteria had eaten away at her foot.
  
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• Anna Strode works out while in LABOUR in Instagram video

  13-07-2017 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anna Strode, 32, from Melbourne, shared a video of herself doing her final 'pregnancy workout' while in labour at the maternity ward.
  
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• Powdered macaroni cheese contains harmful chemicals

  13-07-2017 13:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phthalates were found in 10 varieties of mac and cheese mixes including organic by US researchers. The chemicals have been linked to heart disease, diabetes and birth defects.
  
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• Western diets could cause liver cancer 

  13-07-2017 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California Davis Health found that mice fed a high-sugar, high-fat diet are more likely to develop liver tumors and not respond to treatment for their organ injury.
  
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• Adelaide University study on chemicals in food packaging

  13-07-2017 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of Adelaide and the South Australian and Medical Research Institute found that high phthalate levels in urine is significantly associated with chronic diseases.
  
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• 'Cholera is everywhere': Yemen epidemic spiralling out of control

  13-07-2017 12:58
  
  Red Cross says there are more than 300,000 suspected cases in country where civil war has decimated health facilities Ali Muhammad’s entire family are sick. In the months since his home district of Abs in northern Yemen was hit by a cholera outbreak, he has lost both parents and all six of his children have fallen ill. “Cholera is everywhere,” he said, according to a testimony provided by Médecins Sans Frontières, who are caring for his eldest daughter at a choler
  
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• Fewer ambulance 999 calls to be classed as 'life-threatening'

  13-07-2017 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NHS bosses say the changes in England will save lives among the sickest patients.
  
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• To the Bone review – Netflix's anorexia tale is uninsightful, insipid and insulting

  13-07-2017 12:00
  
  Keanu Reeves’ phoned-in outing as a dashing doctor is one of many low points in a film whose treatment of an important topic ranges from banal to bizarreHere is a US drama from Netflix about anorexia, notable only for its sheer extravagant awfulness. It’s a dismal TV movie of the week: trite, shallow, cautiously middlebrow and blandly complicit in the cult of female prettiness that it is supposedly criticising.Lily Collins plays Ellen, a talented young artist and college dropout who
  
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• New Zealand man died after being tied to bed in Japanese hospital, says family

  13-07-2017 11:43
  
  Kelly Savage, 27, was admitted following a manic episode, but died after 10 days in which he was reportedly restrained at the wrists, ankles and waistA New Zealand man has died after allegedly being forcibly tied to a bed in a Japanese psychiatric hospital for 10 days.Kelly Savage, 27, who also had US citizenship, died in May after a massive heart attack at the Yamato municipal hospital, where he was admitted on 30 April following a manic episode with psychotic features. Continue reading...
  
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• First double amputee in Europe to walk the catwalk

  13-07-2017 11:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stacy Paris, 31, developed necrotising fasciitis in 2009 after a holiday in France. She had her left leg amputated after learning the bacteria had eaten away at her foot.
  
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